Toll of the Withered Grove

As the three were studying the map...

"Screech! Screech!"

A small ape came rushing back into the hollow, screeching and pointing outside.

"Someone else?" Harper frowned.

What was with the Withered Grove today? Was it becoming a tourist attraction?

The three exchanged a glance and stood up.

They walked out of the hollow and looked down from the ridge.

On a narrow path through the grove, a man with